Couplet
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Couplet,

1805; rubbing made later

Deng Shiru 鄧石如, 1743–1805; born Huaining, Anhui Province, China
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
2023-401 a-d

Information

Title
Couplet
Dates

1805; rubbing made later

Maker
Deng Shiru 鄧石如
Medium
Hanging scrolls: ink rubbing on paper
Dimensions
(a) Calligraphy: 110 × 28.4 cm (43 5/16 × 11 3/16 in.) mount: 148.3 × 36.6 cm (58 3/8 × 14 7/16 in.) (b) Calligraphy: 109.9 × 28.3 cm (43 1/4 × 11 1/8 in.) mount: 147.6 × 36.8 cm (58 1/8 × 14 1/2 in.) (c) Calligraphy: 110 × 28.3 cm (43 5/16 × 11 1/8 in.) mount: 148.1 × 36.8 cm (58 5/16 × 14 1/2 in.) (d) Calligraphy: 110 × 28.3 cm (43 5/16 × 11 1/8 in.) mount: 148.1 × 36.8 cm (58 5/16 × 14 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Benjamin and Sarah Elman
Object Number
2023-401 a-d
Place Made

Asia, China

Type
rubbings

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